“But to tear down a factory or to revolt against a government or to avoid repair of a motorcycle because it is a system is to attack effects rather than causes; and as long as the attack is upon effects only, no change is possible. Continue reading
Leadership
the first task of a leader is to make sure the organization knows itself….
How would you define a good leader today? Continue reading
singular periods of life lived to the fullest….
When you ask people about what it is like being part of a great team, what is most striking is the meaningfulness of the experience. Continue reading
Violence
“Violence is not merely killing another. It is violence when we use a sharp word, when we make a gesture to brush away a person, when we obey because there is fear. Continue reading
“When all you’ve got is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.”
What traps most of us is relying more and more on what made us successful, without thinking about what success means. So we rely on knowledge, skills, or old formulas that may become increasingly overextended and out of touch. Continue reading
What Should Be The Qualities Of a 21st Century Leader?
If I were talking to you as a modern leader I would advise you as follows: Continue reading
Annihilating Bureaucracy
We cultivate the hatred of bureaucracy in our Company and never for a moment hesitate to use that awful word “hate.” Continue reading
Walking by
If you walk by a problem, no matter how little it is, you as a leader have set a new standard.
– Noel Tichy
when confused as to how you are doing as a leader…
You won’t remember when you retire what you did in the first quarter…. or the third. Continue reading
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